the district. what started as a traffic stop ended with a police chase through part of the city. you're looking at live pictures from the scene. this ended in southeast. >> we have a crew live on the scene there gathering more details for a full report coming up. it's been a busy morning. we have much more on that breaking news in a moment. but first, your weather and traffic. >> your teamworking for you this morning. wtop's jack taylor is in for melissa. we begin with meteorologist sheena parveen and a look at the day ahead. >> good morning. little umbrella today. before you head out, we have spotty showers. they're mostly spotty showers or just sprinkles, maybe a couple swipes of the windshield wipers as you head out there. here's a live look at the radar. clouds in place. low clouds. as you notice, if you look down 95 towards quantico, we have more light rainfall. this is where you start to see rain around charlotte. down to richmond off to the

direction. so there will be spoit showers throughout the day today. 7:00 a.m., spotty showers in the forecast. 76 degrees. by noon, still that rain chance, 81. this afternoon, we'll start to see things wind down mostly into the evening. temperatures aren't getting too hot. about the mid to low 80s. bigger changes for tomorrow and for the rest of the week. we'll take a look at that coming up. jack taylor with a look at the roads. jack? >> sheena, thanks. good morning. a live look in maryland on 270 headed southbound. again, not too bad. a little bit of a sheen on the roadway. rain had rolled through. the rubber meeting the road. in decent shape there. eastbound on 70 just outside of mt. airy. the tractor-trailer over the guardrail, got a fuel spill. right lane is blocked. two to the left will get you by. just a minor delay. >> 66 eastbound. >> some activity after sudley on the left shoulder. ba

we've been staying on top of this breaking news too. a police chase that ended east along 19th street. >> news 4's justin finch joins us live with more on the arrest made and what happened. >> angie, good morning. rather eun, good morning. we can tell you that police have turned their attention outside of the truck involved in this investigation. police investigators out at the crime scene gathering clues and working as two young women are now in police custody. take a look here. sources on scene are telling us at least one is a juvenile. in a surprising twist, these two women were found here after the chase came to an end. we are hearing now from park police. they are two of three people taken into custody at this time. no word on that third person, what the

park police telling us after 3:00 a.m., there was some kind of traffic stop involving that pickup truck and the people who were inside. that pursuit began and ended here on the 2200 block of 19th street southeast. there was a struggle of some kind. the fehr pursuing that truck did fire their weapon. we're hearing no one was struck. this all coming to a close here not far from fair lawn avenue where we saw the two young women taken away in cuffs. you are looking now live at the scene here. you can see we have investigators setting the devices to continue their investigation, which includes mapping this crime scene out here. as you can see, this has largely become a park police investigation. we're hearing reports that at least one person injured. unclear at this time which of the three people that could be or if it was the officer involved. we're working on that for you. we'll have it coming up in the next newscast. back to you.

right now, dramatic protests in the wake of the violence in charlottesville, virginia. it's not clear whether anyone will face charges. but what happened at this rally in durham, north carolina. you saw there the protesters pulled down a confederate statue last night. some started kicking and hitting it. you can hear people cheering as well. in new york city this huge crowd gathered outside of trump tower overnight. president trump is staying in new york right now. thousands of people chanted shame as you can hear there when the president's motorcade drove by. there was a smaller group of supporters. a lot of shouting, no violence though ziefrnts hundreds marched in d.c. last night to voice their frustration with -- >> we have the impact this is having in the

adam, good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. all quiet at lafayette square this morning. it was was a different situation last night and yesterday. protesters began a protest march here and it went a couple of blocks and ended at trump hotel on pennsylvania avenue. >> this was a peaceful protests. that was the second straight day of protests. people were carrying mega phones and holding -- heather heyer is the person killed in charlotteville. on facebook, yesterday, a lot of clem students put this together. they were encouraging people people who feel discriminated against to come out and speak. we're seeing more and more of this type of action all around the country, really, as you were just showing and then here in washington, d.c. groups continue to assemble and march in response to what they believe was a lack of a response from the white house after the

made a statement yesterday. some say that it was too little, too late. more protests happened here today. adam, thank you. we're finding out more about the person who sped out in the crowd. we got 911 cause. they revealed six years ago, james fields jr. told police he threatened her with a knife. the year before that, he was accused of hitting her and locking her in a bathroom. the records are from the florence police department in kentucky where they live. yesterday a judge denied him bond. it's 6:06. people around the country are still processing what happened in charlottesville. >> now we're learning about some old incidents in our area that happened in the last few days. angie goff joins us from the newsroom with that. >> it's an extremely sat sad story. multiple people say they were

action since saturday. let start with something that happened at a public school. d.c. police had to escort a man from the aquatic center. the lifeguard was black. police say the man had tattoos of swastikas and the numbers 666. that happened on sunday. that same afternoon, in rockville, maryland, a man was physically a saus salted. the victim was speaking arabic. the suspected attacker made an anti-muslim comment. police are calling the incident hate bade. finally, take a look at this. someone set this woman's gay pride flag on fire. she lived in northeast d.c. and the woman told news 4, whoever it was, ripped the flag down. she placed it one story higher. now, along with that sign you see there, some disturbing stories to report. police say they're concerned approximate this. ba

it is eight minutes after the hour. we turn to the breaking news from north korea now. kim jong un has been briefed on plans to launch advice ills into the water off guam. they think the rhetoric from the north may be calming down. he will watch the foolish and stupid conduct of the yankees before decide on the missile launch. there is no change in the u.s.'s threat a sis stant. police arrested three people for ab tucks and gang participation. the two men from alexandria. a girl was also arrested -- miguel angelica brer owe. -- he was a soeshed with gang activity. so far he's not been town. there are new details there southeast. officials order the

stop delivering babies. because of a dangerous mistake they -- according it a letter obtain by the post, there were a number of incidences that shuts down the -- failure to comply with standards of good me cal practice and failure to report a of hiv infection. the shutdown will remain in place for 90 dags or until there's a plan for obstetric and nursery sofss to be expanded. the start of the school year comes a brand new athletic season. >> molette green working for you in the community. students are prepared to lace up their shoes and get back on the field. she's live at the championship winning weiss high school, in upper marlboro. molette, good morning. >> good morning to you. we have a mix of the cheerleaders. we've got the champion

players. all right. and no morning is complete without goodies. look at the doughnuts. we've got coffee, we're getting hungry. we're going to talk about high school sports, the athletic program that are kicking off as we are ready for school safety much on the minds of the coaches and the school staff. back with much more on "news4 today." also ahead this morning, she was awarded just $1. taylor swift wins the why she says the hard work is not done and what she plans to do next. imagine it your engagement ring was a fake. costco caught up in a counterfeit scandal. what the giant is doing now. you might neat umbrella at you head outside. i'm show you

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good morning jack. northbound i-9 the 5 cht the trouble spot todd the park. unfortunately, one lane to the left ohm. it had been the sec lane from the right. but authorities are there right now. 730 eastbound. moving from carroll toward howard county. cleanup of the tractor-trailer sdernt right lane of three remains closed. two the left will get you by. back to you. all right, jack. thank you. 6:saah right now. tiffany and company says hundreds of people may be wearing rings they think are tiffany made. but they're not. now, costco has to pay almost $20 million because of the confusion.

costco used the word tiffany to sell luxury engagement rings several years ago the company argued tfrs a generic term to describe the setting not to claim they were made by tiffany and company. the diamonds, were they real? >> is there a tiffany cut? is that what it means? >> i don't know anything about it. >> starts to the today on the iwo jima at arlington, work starts on the rehabilitation project. it will cost $35 million and last several months. paying for the upgrades will include better lighting and roads around the plaza. if you plan to visit, take public transportation to access the area from mead street. >> tiffany is beautiful. i don't know intimately. >> that guy there, it's fake. it may be glass. >> that's not fake. it's real. teachers in the district are back in class getting ready for the school year. that's a class ring, by the way. for the first time -- >> just graduated? >> i'm so young. >> for the first time in years, theea

this new contract gives them a 9% raise and improved benefit over the next three years. it also creates a way for teachers ab the district to deal with issues. d.c. public schools says first-year teachers get paid the highest in the nation at $53,000. all teachers can eventually earn a six-figure salary. someday your kids could be looking for a lucrative job in alternative energy. they're looking to make the concept a reality. they launched the maryland innovation institute yesterday. maryland senator told us the initiative will create better paying jobs in solar and wind power. yes, sir. it is that time of day. time for school sports and we are along for the ride as the prince george's county champs get ready to get back on the field. news 4's molette green working for you in the community this morning. >> she's in upper marlboro with the cheerleaders and the football players.

championship in the future, molette. >> oh, yeah. i think so. we've got the cheerleaders behind me. the they're rooting on the two-time football champs here. i want to talk about what's going on, on this field and in this school. we've got the champion football players right here flanking the school principal and the athletic director. let me talk to you first jason gordon. how do you mix sports safety and winning? >> honestly, we've been blessed with an excellent coaching staff who continues to teach the fundamentals. in teaching fundamentals, it allows our student athletes to remain safe while playing at a high level. >> that's what it's all about especially talking about concussions big in the -- we go to bianca gregory. you are pumped, ready for school. >> there's a certain sense of energy created when you talk about weiss football. not only am a proud of

do on the field, but i'm proud of the stride they're making academically in the classroom and the contribution they're giving in their community. >> take a look at the trophies and those rings. look at your rings. >> they are hot. >> we've got the cheerleaders flipping all around. we are pumped, ready for school here at weiss high. kicking off the athletic program throughout the county. back at this camp, right? weir going to be back with much more on news 4. this field is beautiful. the uniforms are cool. i love it. >> all right. >> those rings, they look like something from the nfl or something. >> right. >> great work out there. >> a good year for them academically and on the field. thanks to molette an the kids there at weiss high school. >> is it bad i want a doughnut at this time of the morning. >> nothing wrong with that. >> i love watching that stuff. i want to see moletteth

that would be interesting. >> she could do it at the end of the show. she'll be up there on top of the pyramid. >> weather will be good for that. at least right now. >> not all day. but at least right now. we don't have any heavy rain around currently. we have a few sprinkles out there. so far, not looking too bad. your commute this morning fort next few hours, slight showers in the forecast heading our way. the pool today, if you have plans for the pool, not looking good. exercise mild, but we have the showers. a little bit wet out there. if you are planning to go for an evening walk, mostly going to be cloudy. a lot of the showers starting to die down this afternoon and evening. here's a look at the radar. we have the spotty, light showers around. of course, not everybody. it's not too wet out there. around quantico, light rain falling. we'll zoom into the beltway. a few sprinkles at best. if we zoom out, more rain

these are red in the district. >> increasing the rain shortly. the spotty showers stay in the forecast throughout the day. 735 is the temperature right now in the district. annapol annapolis, 77 degrees. quantico, 75. if you're walking the dog today, here's -- the rescue line. he needs a home. or if you need a dog to walk, temperatures aren't going to be too hot. mostly on the cloudy side. don't forget, saturday, august 19th, that is clear the shelters. we're excited about it. you can find out more on the nbc washington app. tomorrow is looking better. drier, 89. more sunshine. increases throughout the weekend. check our your commute on this tuesday morning. >> good morning, sheena. we switched over to breaking news on 95 northbound into spring filed. the trouble spot is just before the franconia-springfield parkway. authorities pulled up on

look at the equipment on scene. only the left lane is getting by. the equipment continues to arrive and depart. the express lanes are doing fine, nudge, nunl, wink wink. branch avenue just moved from the through lanes at least the travel lanes available. 730 eastbound out of mt. airy. leaving carroll headed towards howard county. we've got one right lane blocked with a fuel spill. so authorities have remained on scene for quite some time. they say they'll be there for a bit. aaron, eun, back to you. >> brown drinking water coming out of faucets in our area. what's being done to fix the problem and who says this is safe to drink. all jokes aside, jimmy fallon speaks out as a concerned father in the aftermath of the violence in charlottesville. if you missed it. tind out wha

the violence this charlottesville is taking center stage in late-night tv. >> jimmy fallon took a somber approach to the beginning of his tonight show. >> as kids grow up, they need people to look up to to show them what's right and good. they need parents and teachers and leaders who appeal to the best in us. the fact that it took the president two days to come out and clearly denounce racist and wheat supremacists is shameful. i think he finally spoke out because people stood up and said something. it's important for everyone, especially white people in this country, to speak out against th

supporting it. if u. like to see more, you can find his full monologue on our nbc washington app. search fallon. taylor swift won her lawsuit against a former radio host she accused of grab eggibing her ba bottom. she was awarded the $1 she wanted. she wanted to send a message that no means no, not to bankrupt him. we continue to follow breaking news right now. a police pullover and a wild chase. new details object who is in custody in a live update just minutes away. plus a 5-year-old abducted. it happened near a local

it is coming up on 6:30 now. we're tracking some rain this morning. >> storm team 4's sheena parveen has a look at the showers and the impact it will have

>> we're talking about rain. before you leave without the umbrella, the biggest area of rain is not here yet. but ahead of it is spotty light showers around. even sprinkles. here's a look at radar. pretty quiet right now. around quantico, down 95 is where we have a few light showers. let's zoom out. you see it in charlotte, richmond, la ray. as we go over the next few hours, the rain will move in and we'll see more scattered showers around. by 7:00 a.m., we'll be fairly spotty spotty few and far between. still spotty but by 9:00 a.m., we could see widespread scattered showers. we'll be watching this closely as you head out the door. we do, however, have breaking news in traffic. let's head over to jack taylor. >> sheena, good morning. breaking news from i-95 in the main lanes. unfortunately, the crash -- everything except one left lane. good news is if you're looking

vehicles could be cleared quickly. little bit of debris. 70 eastbound. leaving carroll county. outside of mt. airy, the overturned tractor-trailer, you'll find we have a crash along the right side of the roadway. two lanes get you by. expect residual delays because of a train malfunction out of ft. to then. several people in custody after a chase in d.c. >> this breaking news from southeast. justin, what's going on? >> reporter: good morning. another wave of police on skeep. just as we got here, two suspects were put into patrol cars, both of them surprisingly young women. now take a look here. their faces are blurred because sources tell us at least one is a juvenile. a third person was captured here on scene, too. this all came to

two hours or so ago as police were here after a pickup truck was called in connection to a robbery. after 3:00 a.m., a park police officer saw the pickup truck in the area of the 3400 block of minnesota avenue. they pursued that vehicle here in the area of 19th and p streets east. eventually they caught all three people involved. at some point the officer involved did discharge their weapon. in that discharging, no one was hurt. we can tell you on scene, the investigation continues. mapping out what now is a crime scene. trying to figure out again how all of this has happened out here overnight. again, three people are now in custody in relation to this. this began as a robbery call, ended as a police pursuit. we're live in southeast. i'm justin finch. news 4. >> justin, thank you. we are getting good news about the people who were hurt in that deadly car crash in

the wheel will be back in court next week. tom costello breaks down what's happening in charlottesville. good morning from charlottesville. an update for you. many of the people who were injured and were at the university of virginia hospital have now been released. including 20-year-old natalie romero who was an rotc student. she suffered a skull fracture. an update on the suspect. 20-year-old alex fields who appeared in court yesterday, as you know, charged with second degree murder. he does not have bond. he did not enter a plea and told the judge he didn't have money for an attorney making $600 every two weeks or so as a security guard. the security company has since fired him. the judge has appointed a public defender in his case. his next appointment or appearance before the court will be at the end of august. the concern now is whether these white nationalists groups might percolate up elsewhere in the country and try t

more violence. we asked the police chief here whether anybody was the sole ins gator. he said this was an alt right rally and they did not live up to their agreement with the police on where they would enter the park and it quickly deteriorated. it's been a busy few days here. we're hoping for a calm few days going forward. i'm tom costello in charlottesville. back to you. >> 6:34. these are some of our top stories this morning. several ceos have backed out of the president's american manufacturing council. maryland native and under armour ceo announced his departure on twitter. kenneth frazier and intel ceo brian also backed out as well. the president didn't explicitly condemn white nationalists after that rally in charlottesville turned vie lengths. fairfax county police are trying to find the man who

assault a woman in reston. he grabbed the woman and dragged her into the woods near the tall oaks shopping center on north shore drive. if you use metro to get to work, this could impact your commute. a new 35 mile an hour speed restriction is in place to reduce the risk of smoke, fire and outages. it's on the tracks between medical center aunion station o the red line. metro says most people boent notice the change. police are working to find the person who sexually assaulted a 5-year-old girl in the alexandria section of fairfax county. the girl was abducted on tower drive near a park around 5:00 sunday night. a relative first noticed the girl was missing when the girl rejoined her family she told them what happened. detectives are working to create a sketch of the suspect and are offering a reward in this case. we have an update to a story we told you

yesterday. wssc took questions about the brown water. this is a problem in montgomery or prince george's counties right now. wssc says the color comes in an issue at the potomac water filtration plant. it looks like that because of manganese. it is safe to drink. the agency says it could take a few weeks to fix. a firefighter attacked. and an investigation under way. why neighbors say they lashed out after they called for help. plus, if you're in the mood for morning inspiration, we have a cancer comeback story for you. the return to the mound that brought fans to their feet. >> reporter: we're kicking off the sports year with doughnuts, good music. wee got the cheerleaders and the championship football players. we're going to talk to them coming up about going into the season as back-to-back champs. we're l

good tuesday morning. we're watching mostly spotty showers currently. we have we have this area about to move in. we think you could be moving into wet roadways by lunchtime. the shower still in the forecast later on today. we'll start to see things wind down. have the umbrella when you leave. what you expect through the day today and later on in the week, straight ahead. you don't have to like baseball to cheer for this next story. pitcher for the colorado rockies he had been off the mound since november when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. last night he pulled off an amazing comeback. after undergoing surgery and chemothera chemotherapy, he pitched a shutout against the braves. the crowd showed their appreciation by giving him a standing ovation.

rockies won. >> doctors say his prognosis is good also. the high risk group is men in late 20s, early 30s. black men more than other groups. don't ignore discomfort. you have to talk to your doctor. >> very important. your time is 6:41. parents pulling pranks on their kids. the viral video landed them in trouble with the law. the new turn in the case that could change their future. plus, violence in charlottesville. victims released from the hospital. they relive the moments of horror in the killer's path. turned around.

denouncing hate. protesters from washington to new york not backing down. by doing your job, huh? >> a firefighter accused of being drunk on the job. the video that tells more of the story after an attack landed him in the hospital. live right now, we're at weiss high school in upper marlboro, maryland. they're getting ready for school and getting ready for storming the field for their sports teams this season as

we are hearing the stories of the frightening moments after a car slammed into a crowd this past weekend in charlottesville. >> it was a high point of violence between white nationalists and counterprotesters on saturday. in this video, you can see the ambulances and the people bandaged and holding each other. >> one man from ohio talked to our affiliate there. he's now using a cane because he was injured in the crash. >> i was laying there. and a girl said, hold your head. you're bleeding all over the place. you got to hold your head. bill burke has stitches and staples in his head. 20 people were injured hi

across the country in response to the violence in charlottesville. >> many made their voices clear outside the white house last night. that's where we find adam tuss with the message they wanted president trump to hear. adam? >> reporter: good morning, aaron. yeah. some of them said that the message that president trump delivered yesterday was a little bit too little too late. that's why they got here and assembled. look at the video of the protests. it started at the white house at lafayette square. went a couple of blocks down in the trump hotel and that's where it ended. all of this here in washington was peaceful in terms of protests. people carrying mega phones and holding up signs for heather heyer. she died in charlottesville. this was the second straight day of protests. we can continue to see the protests happen as the week goes on. this whole protest yesterday was assembled by a facebook groupment they were asking

people who felt discriminated against to make their voices heard. we'll continue to watch if anything happens in washington today. back to you, guys. >> adam, thank you. 6:47 now. we're finding out more about the man police say sped into that crowd on saturday. we got our hand on 911 calls. they reveal that six years ago, james fields jr.'s mother told police he threatened her with a knife. the year before that he was accused of hitting her and clocking her in a bathroom. the records come from the florence police department in kentucky where they live. fields is charged with murder for the crash this past weekend. yesterday a judge denied him bond. a service will be held tomorrow for heather heyer. she was the one killed in the car attack in charlottesville. her father says he's heartbroken but forgives her accused killer. >> he's only 20 years old. he don't have sense enough to make a lifelong decision about nothing. i forgive him. flat out. i just forgive him. the thing is

to live with the consequences. he's going to have to live knowing he took somebody's life for the rest of his life. >> 19 people were hurt when the car slammed into the group of counter protesters. the "today" show will have an update after "news4 today." this just into the live desk out of northwest d.c. new video from the scene of a shooting. this is in the 4300 block at second street. the man shot in the chest is in the hospital and in critical condition. last check, no arrests have been made. talking with police early this morning, they don't have a motive for the shooting. that's the latest rs aaron. >> thanks, angie. we have an update to the breaking news we've been following all morning. three people have been taken into custody after a brief police chase. officers say they spotted a vehicle that matched the description of one wanted in a robbery and the vehicle took off. eventually they caught up with him at 19th a

northeast. an officer fired a weapon but no one was hit. three people hit were apprehended and identified as the suspects in the robbery. >> a d.c. firefighter is accused of showing up drunk to help a hurt child. we're told he was then attacked. mark segraves shows part frt cell phone video. it started after he walked out of the child's home and ends before the attack. >> you want me to influence by doing your job -- >> you can hear neighbors yelling at the fireman on sunday asking him whether he's drunk. right now he's in the hospital with a broken jaw. the firefighter tells us that he is already the focus of an internal investigation. it's not clear where the firefighter's partner was during all of this. the child was treated and is okay. want to play a game? that's my game, tony. >> that's one of a frederick county, maryland's

controversial videos pulling dark pranks on their children. the videos show mike and heather martin screaming and cursing at their kids and pushing them. they've been officially charged with child neglect and they've reached a plea deal. the charges carry a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. the plea hearing is set for september 11th. ten minutes before the hour. we turn to sheena parveen. i know you've been tracking rain this morning. just showers. not crazy heavy downpour stuff. >> nothing crazy heavy. yes, showers moving in. a lot worse for a tuesday morning. spotty showers and low clouds out there. but we also have an area of rain about to move in too. i'll show that you in a second. tomorrow looks better. we're watching the weekend rain chances. it looks like we could see showers saturday and sunday. we'll be tweaking that as we get closer. good news. after the weekend. solar eclipse and looking good. i'

75 degrees in the district. cloudy skies. there you see it. we have low clouds out there. some visibility not great. we're not looking at any dense fog. around the beltway, you can see the green showing us. maybe an isolated light shower around. even as you go farther south, along coast, seeing a few and near fredericksburg. but the rain is in charlottesville, la ray moving into fauquier county getting closer. that's one area of rain moving in soon here and even off to the west and southwest. there you see it streaming in this direction. you're exercising, 7:00 a.m., still be on the spotty side with the showers hit or miss. by lunchtime, today, we could be seeing more scattered shower activity. by 5:00 p.m., a chance of a shower. you'll be out there exercising. not too hot. temperatures in the mid to low 80s. 3:00 p.m., future weather, showing a shower chance. things are winding down. but then we

we're looking at a drier day. tomorrow, near 90 degrees. there you see the warmup going into the end of the week. even with the rain chances going up both saturday and sunday, the good news, though, is monday for the solar eclipse, it looks good. it looks dry. around 90 degrees. it's going to be hot. make sure you have the special sunglasses for it, though. let's head over to jack taylor. news in traffic. >> better news, sheen a in springfield, our crash is 95 northbound before the -- good news, all of the travel lanes have just reopened. v-dot is the only thing left on the right shoulder. the delay unfortunately not. it's very slow in woodbridge. all your travel lanes are available. 270 southbound. the heaviest traffic is -- urbana, toward 109 that is also beginning to ease. all in all, not a bad ride. be careful if you're headed out early. back to you. touchdown,

42-7. they celebrate the state 4a football championship. >> how about that. a big win indeed for wise high school prince george's county this morning. the team and its support system is ready to get another athletic season under way. >> we're working for you in the community this morning. news 4's molette green is live with the 2016 prince george's county champs at wise high school. >> school doesn't start for a few weeks but getting the spirit ready. molette, good morning. looks fun. >> reporter: good morning to you. i'm out on the beautiful football field with the football players from the championship team. hold up those trophies, fellas. i want to talk about going into the season. back-to-back champs. we got with us isaiah hazel. you are a wide receiver. what's it like going into the new season? >> can't wait. been waiting for this day for forever. can't wait to go out a

>> practice starts at 9:00 this morning. we're going to ask you john oliver, who is a running back. how do you balance playing well and not getting hurt? >> basically, icing yourself after an amazing game and stretching yourself. >> you ready to do this tonight? or this afternoon? this morning? later this morning? >> all right. you can't do it without the cheerleaders, right? we've got the wise high school cheerleaders. eun, this brings back memories of when i was a cheerleader. wasn't quite varsity cheerleader level. but these girls are great. many thanks to these young people for coming out this morning as we kick off the athletic program throughout prince george's county. again, at wise high school in upper marlboro with the championship football players and the oh, so good cheerleaders and thanks to goodies for bringing out the good doughnuts this morning. we're going to have more coming up. >> don't be modest.

left in you. >> i do have a good kick or two left in me. can i do it? >> all right. there you go. >> see. >> the cheerleaders think i'm whack. but it's okay. it's okay. >> thank you. >> show the kids how to do it the right way, molette. >> that's right, molette. you look good out there. >> we'll see you later, molette. thank you. she kicked that leg way up in the air. she knows what she's doing. all right. let's get off that picture. 6:55. here are four things to know. rallies continue here at home and around the country following that violent deadly crash in charlottesville over the weekend. mean while, the suspect charged with murder for driving his car into a crowd is held without bond. more on this on the "today" show. >> three people connected to a robbery are in custody after a brief police chase. they tried to pull over a vehicle wanted in connection to the robbery.

police caught up with it at 19th and p streets southeast early this morning. be sure to follow justin finch with an update on the investigation. kim jong un reviewed plans to launch missiles into the waters near guam. official in the u.s. territory think the north is holding off on an imminent launch. the "today" show has miguel almaguer with more developments coming up. work begins at the iwo jima memorial in arlington. it is a $5 million rehabilitation project that will improve lighting and roads. it's being funded by local -- and make sure you have at least a little umbrella today. i think you'll need it. we have a few spotty showers around now. we're watching an area of rain moving in. temperatures in the low 80s this afternoon. low clouds around. improvements through tonight. tomorrow looks good. rain chances come

but also friday. it looks like we can see them through the weekend. monday is the day we're watching. that's a solar eclipse. imagine if we had clouds around and rain. we don't. not right now. it looks good. around 90s. very happy about that. >> keep it that way. >> thank you, sheena and thank you for joining us this morning. the "today" show is next. >> we'll be back in 25 minutes with your weather and traffic and local news. until then, enjoy your day. >> we'll leave you with pictures of molette and the wise high school

good morning. breaking overnight. >> shame, shame, shame. >> protests rage as president trump returns to trump tower after vowing to pressure and condemning white supremacists by name. protesters toppling this confederate statue. as tensions rise, reports of new tension inside the white house. is a key adviser on the outs? ready to fire. kim jong-un reviews plans to launch missiles at the u.s. territory of guam, as defense secretary mattis warns dire consequences.